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About Creative Spark

CREATIVE SPARK is a space for connection, collaboration and inspiration of ideas that combines creativity, technology, knowledge, imagination and experience among entrepreneurs, academia and other actors in entrepreneurship and innovation. It also contributes to the evolution of companies and the expansion of businesses in a local and international context. Creative Spark is developed by one of the most successful and diverse academic-entrepreneurial platforms in Germany, the International Entrepreneurship-Lab Smart Money (IELSM). On this occasion, the National University of Costa Rica will be the host for personalities and participants from other universities, business organizations and other institutions from Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. This event is a reference in Latin America to promote international entrepreneurship.

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Welcome to IELSM Creative Spark

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International IELSM Creative Spark Summit 2023

AUDIENCE TO ALL!

“Women's Entrepreneurship as a Sustainable and Disruptive Space to Collaborate and Connect"

BRIEFING IELSM CREATIVE SPARK

The current scenario shows a greater participation of women in the economy of entrepreneurship and innovation. This requires constant intervention and support to enhance and take advantage of the great skills, creativity, ideas and knowledge of women entrepreneurs, integrating strategies linked to digital transformation and environmental sustainability. The IELSM Creative Spark in Latin America represents a unique opportunity for female entrepreneurship to connect academia with business and entrepreneurship. Women entrepreneurs will be able to learn about new international approaches to readapting their business models and will have the opportunity to share their experiences and successes with international experts, academics and businessmen and women. Within Creative Spark, women entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to participate in: Creative Spark Entrepreneurial Business Workshops, World Café with Women Entrepreneurs, Business and Entrepreneurship Networking. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to be part of one of the ten best and most diverse digital platforms for entrepreneurship in Germany, the IELSM platform, where they could participate after the Creative Spark and internationally accelerate their business model.

ORGANIZERS

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23-25 October

Date

Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
Central Building, Heredia

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Latin America
Europe
Africa and Asia

Country

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IELSM CREATIVE SPARK PROTAGONISTS

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Women Entrepreneurs
Academy
Society

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PARTICIPATION MODALITIES

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Papers of academics and student

Scientific contributions and case studies associated with the thematic lines of the IELSM Creative Spark will be presented virtually or in person.

Poster

Research results or projects related to the thematic areas established in the IELSM Creative Spark will be presented and exhibited.

World Cafe with Women Entrepreneurs

New women entrepreneurs with established businesses will be able to share their success stories with the business and academic sectors.

Creative Spark Business Workshops

Globally successful enterprises in international entrepreneurship will offer specialized workshops for the acceleration of business models to all types of audiences.

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All academic, business, international and government organizations will be able to promote their projects and programs as well as network during the IELSM Creative Spark.
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THEMATIC AREAS FOR PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

23.10 Virtual and 24.10 Presential

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION, EXTENDED VIRTUAL ONLY:
SUBMISSION UNTIL 06 OCT.

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The Creative Spark Scientific Committee is pleased to invite you to participate in this prestigious international business and academic event, which will be held on October 24 and 25 at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Central Campus, Heredia with a preliminary virtual session on October 23. In order to contribute to the quality and diversity of the papers to be presented at the event and to be published in highly recognized scientific journals. Please send your abstracts for review and possible acceptance.

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Publication

  1. Publication of the IELSM Creative Spark proceedings with ISBN.

  2. Best research paper awards for selected papers.

  3. Full papers and abstracts submitted may be published in indexed scientific journal networks and the IELSM Creative Spark (Scopus among others).
  4. Publication of the best papers in the book: Dimensions and Approaches to Entrepreneurship. Volume II. From the International Digital Platform IELSM (Business & Law School Berlin, University of Guanajuato, Mexico and Technological University of Queretaro).

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Gender, Social Entrepreneurship and BioTrade

  • Women's Entrepreneurship, Networking and Leadership

  • Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
  • Popular and Solidarity Economy

  • Rural and Community Social Entrepreneurship

  • Scalability and Social Impact Measurement Challenges

  • Biocommerce and Bioentrepreneurship

Innovation and Gender

  • Creativity and Entrepreneurial Innovation

  • Social Innovation and Green Innovation

  • Women's Innovation

  • Innovation Ecosystems

  • Application of Emerging Technologies (AI, ML, Block Chain) in the New Economy

Special Entrepreneurship and Gender

  • Senior Entrepreneurship

  • Family Entrepreneurship

  • Junior Entrepreneurship

  • Entrepreneurship and Academic Entrepreneurship

Colors and Contexts of Entrepreneurship

  • Food Security and Food Sovereignty

  • Strategic Agri-Food Business Marketing

  • Finance and Access to Capital

  • Value Chains

  • Public Policies for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation

Entrepreneurship and Legality in the Digital Transformation

  • Law and Regulation in the Digital Economy

  • Data Protection

  • Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

  • Legality and Sustainability

  • Legal Entrepreneurship

  • Legality of Digital Signatures

  • Signatures and Legal Personality of Entrepreneurship

Digital Entrepreneurship

  • Organization and Development of Digital Platforms

  • Organizational Culture in Digital Platforms

  • Risk Culture Vs. Experimentation Culture

  • Leadership and Innovation in Digital Platforms

  • Academic Platforms and Entrepreneurship

  • Social Innovation in Digital Platforms

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ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS
IELSM CREATIVE SPARK

Virtual and Presential, October 24 and 25 Only in Spanish


Price Pres-Sale $80 per Workshop until September 25

Workshops imparted by international experts and entrepreneurs based on successful cases of their business models and linked to the demand of the business sector in Latin America.  Addressed to all audiences. Reserve your place now!

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Legal Tech Visionary:
Your Guide to Market Opportunities in the Digital Age


October 24

How do you connect law and technology for your business success?

  • Identifying opportunities in Legal Tech

  • Strategic business model design

  • Prototyping and feasibility assessment.

  • Skills integration and action plan

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Global Selling:
An Opportunity for SMEs


October 25

Are you nterested in learning about the technologies that are transforming small businesses in the global marketplace?

  • Global Business Development Trends

  • Digitalization of Daily Life

  • Technology Services and Export Platform

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Sustainable Finance and Efficient Human Talent Management

October 24

Do you want to achieve sustainable growth with a customized and efficient financial strategy?

  • Strategic Finance Management

  • Tools for the Efficient Management of Human Talent

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Hidden Potential of Solid Residues and Entrepreneurship

October 25

Do you consider it your social responsibility to help people improve their quality of life through recycling?

  • Lifeline, Social and Economic Implications of Solid Residues

  • Trajectory of Solutions to Face Solid Residues Problems

  • New Technologies for Solid Waste Management Education

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Legal Tech Visionary:
Your Guide to Market Opportunities in the Digital Age


October 25

How do you connect law and technology for your business success?

  • Identifying opportunities in Legal Tech

  • Strategic business model design

  • Prototyping and feasibility assessment

  • Skills integration and action plan

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Increasing Customer Segments through the Creation of Innovation Ecosystems

October 25

Do you want to learn about one of the most successful European approach to engage customers at a global level?

  • Entrepreneurial ecosystem concept and approaches

  • Brainstorming the entrepreneurial ecosystem for customer acquisition

  • Coevolution strategy for innovation and entrepreneurship with customers

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 Multinodal Strategy: Intelligent Digital Business Presence

October 24

Do you want to digitally position your products and your brand?

  • Intelligent Digital Presence: The multinodal strategy

  • Value-adding strategies

  • Design of integrated processes

  • Analysis and decision strategies

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 Active methodologies and digital tools for transforming learning

October 24

Do you intend to use digital educational and learning platforms more efficiently?

  • Transition from traditional to digital teaching

  • Project-based digital learning.

  • Problem-based digital learning

  • Challenge-based digital learning

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WORLD CAFÉS WITH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
The business models for the Worls Cafés with entrepreneurs will soon be publisched

Presential / October 25
Only in Spanish

The names of the World Cafés with Women Entrepreneurs will soon be published.

Entrepreneurs will be able to share their experiences in development and consolidation, challenges overcome and lessons learned in their business models. These World Cafés are inspirational and will provide practical ideas to other entrepreneurs. Additionally, success stories will be considered in order to strengthen their internationalization through the IELSM Digital Platform. Entrepreneur. Register and present your success story before September 25.

Register your success story through this email:
contact@ielsm.com

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NETWORKING
IELSM CREATIVE SPARK

Creative Spark Networking Schedules will be published soon

Presential Only / October 25

Creative Spark Networking Schedules will be published soon
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Build and enhance your business vision and create unimaginable partnerships to grow by being in the
IELSM Creative Spark

The networking will be open to all participants and companies interested in the event. There will also be addressed networking with the international enterprises that will give the IELSM Creativ Spark business workshops. Save your date!

Register here for networking with IELSM Businesses Creative Spark

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PROGRAM
IELSM CREATIVE SPARK

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INVESTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER MODALITY

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Do you want to choose how to attend the event?

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Do you want to attend the event and also live the experience to the maximum?

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Do you want a place for your company or institution to create alliances and networks?

Register and get
pre-sale price in any modality!

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Save up to 30% of your investment if you reserve your place now. 

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Reserve your place here

Thanks for your registration!

Thank you for your registration!
This registration is for all persons who wish to participate in the IELSM Creative Spark and will be considered only for the discounts established for their participation.
ALL PERSONS WHO REGISTER HERE MUST ALSO REGISTER HERE OR THEIR PARTICIPATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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GENERAL COORDINATION OF IELSM CREATIVE SPARK

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Dr. Alex Dávila Romero

Coordinator General  del IELSM Creative Spark

Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

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Dra. Oskary Zambrano

Coordinador General del IELSM Creative Spark -Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Ecuador

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Dr. Rafael Palacios

Strategic Coordinatordel IELSM Creative Spark, 

Business & Law School Berlin,

Alemania

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IELSM CREATIVE SPARK SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

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Dr. Amr Radwan

Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Ecuador

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Dra. Anel Flores

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México

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Dr. Manfred Murrel

Universidad Nacional,  Costa Rica

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Dra. Mayra D'Armas Regnault

Vice Rector for Relationship of the Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Ecuador

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Dra. Ana López

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España

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Dra. Milagros Dones

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España

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Dra. Patricia Graf.

Business & Law School Berlin, Alemania

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Dra. Gloria Agyapong

Cape Coast University, Ghana

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Dr. Joseph Owino

Nairobi University,

Kenia

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Dr. Jaime Sarmiento

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

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Dr. Daniel Agyapong

Cape Coast University, Ghana

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Dr. Douglas Torres

Universidad Nacional Experimental de la Fuerza Armada, Venezuela

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Dr. Juan Andrés Niño

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

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IELSM CREATIVE SPARK ORGANIZATION AND
OPERATION COMMITTEE

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MSc. Grethel Rojas

Business Services Committee

Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

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MSc. Marianela Talavera

International Agreements Committee

 Universidad Tecnológica de Querétaro, México

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Lic. Tannia Badilla Díaz

Logistics Committee

 Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

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Dr. Salvador Estrada

Marketing Committee

Universidad de Guanajuato,

México

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MGM. Gina Godínez

Marketing Committee

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán,

México

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MSc. David Vega

 Marketing Committee

Ministerio de Educación,

Ecuador

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMITTEE IELSM CREATIVE SPARK

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MGCI. Dunnia Marín Corrales

Universidad Nacional,  Costa Rica

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Dra. Kattia Lizzett

Vasconcelos Vásquez

Universidad Nacional,  Costa Rica

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MSC. Xóchitl Mora

Universidad de Guanajuato, México

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MSC. Mayra Niño

Universidad Iberoamericana, México

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CENTRAL  CAMPUS IN
COSTA RICA

Universidad Anfitriona del 1er. IELSM Creative Spark

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ACCOMMODATION

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You can evolve even further in entrepreneurship and get to know one of the most diverse countries in the world!

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CREATIVE SPARK ACCOMMODATION
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North of the National University, on the road to San Rafael de Heredia, City of Heredia, Costa Rica.

Email: ventashotelcibeles@gmail.com

Phone: (506)2260-3176

Whatsapp (506)6296-4523

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Book your accommodation and indicate that you are a participant of the IELSM-Creative Spark and you will get this discount.

Make your reservation and indicate that you are an IELSM-Creative Spark participant and you will receive a discount.

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SPONSORS

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Do you want to be a Sponsor of the IELSM Creative Spark and Support Women's Entrepreneurship
in Latin America?

Contact us::

contact@ielsm.com

Do you want to join the IELSM before, during or after the Creative Spark?

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